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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Home is where the guest blogger is....



and that blogger would be me. 

I was invited by one of my very favourite bloggers, La Belette Rouge to talk about 'home' and what it means to me. La Belette has invited a group of writers to participate in her 'Home is Where the Guest Blogger is' series this month. La Belette Rouge writes with an honesty that is refreshing, her humour is as dry as it comes and her cast of characters have become a part of my weekly reading 'fix'. 

After I wrote my letter to La Belette Rouge, answering her questions and explaining what 'home' means to me, I realized that I have a very complicated and confusing definition of what 'home' is. I came to the conclusion that, 'home' can be anywhere you want it to be. You and want being the important words in that sentence. 

You can read my letter to La Belette Rouge here. xv

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35 comments:

  1. anita4 August 2009 at 15:41

    firstly i love your explanation of where "home is"..growing up in a mobile (military) family come by restless leg symptom too!

    secondly, i love that reykjavik was included on the directional sign...little iceland
    pops up again!

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  2. manon 214 August 2009 at 15:45

    j'ai lu ta lettre ,une belle histoire Vicki.
    amitiés

    manon

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  3. Shaz4 August 2009 at 15:46

    You write so well Vicki. I really enjoyed your "guest blog spot" on La Belette Rouge. Home for me definitely has to be familiar but familiarity is more complex than it seems. Familiarity is a feeling, a feeling that perhaps you have been there before. I love my home in Melbourne however, I have viewed a house that has been on the market three times in 6 years. The moment I walk in, it feels like home, maybe it comes on the market so often because it is watiing for me.

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  4. Margo4 August 2009 at 15:47

    I am over from La Belette Rouge. I am so pleased to find you. My husband and I just returned from a vacation in Provence... We spent a day in St. Remy. We would love to move to Provence or at least visit a lot more often. thank you for the inspiration. Having moved around quite a bit with my husband's work, I can relate to your struggle with defining "home."

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  5. Kalee4 August 2009 at 15:47

    What fun! I will go read it now.

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  6. Kimberly4 August 2009 at 15:50

    I love that street sign. Oh, so many paths to take.
    I'm off to read your guest spot now.
    xxx kim

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  7. Pamela Terry and Edward4 August 2009 at 16:03

    I'm off to read your interview!

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  8. MrsLittleJeans4 August 2009 at 17:03

    Thanks for sharing Vicki...lovely indeed. And I agree about LBR, she is a talented young lady with a lot of love in her heart.

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  9. Unknown4 August 2009 at 17:06

    Hello Vicki,

    Just paid a visit to LBR and enjoyed reading about what home means to you.

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  10. FrenchBlue4 August 2009 at 17:40

    Dear Vicki~
    I will go read it now. I can't wait to see what you wrote. I ADORE your words. My husband once told me that his HOME is where ever I was... that was the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me. I cherish those words forever. Thank you for another soulful post!
    xx's
    Janet

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  11. Slices of Beauty...4 August 2009 at 17:43

    Very well said Chez Vicki and thanks for sharing!

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  12. Alison Gibbs4 August 2009 at 18:20

    For me home is where my family/children come to see my husband and I. The place that the children come back to live when they need a hand and can feel safe.
    Home is where the family are
    Alison

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  13. Magdalena4 August 2009 at 18:48

    Beautiful story of life, where you do something becouse you feel it.
    My home is where my heart is...i have a big heart in many places in the world so...if you ask me...my story is also complicated.
    Hugs
    Magdalena/Color Sepia

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  14. Make Do Style4 August 2009 at 19:23

    It was a truly lovely read!

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  15. Christina4 August 2009 at 19:57

    i'm looking forward to reading it, i'm heading over now!

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  16. Simply Mel {Reverie}4 August 2009 at 20:39

    Brilliant words...'you' and 'want' are exactly what make a home!

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  17. Linda Carswell4 August 2009 at 20:58

    Vicki,
    I just read your piece at 'la belette rouge' and I loved it!! BUT...there was one line that jumped off the page/screen at me.."that maybe there was a home somewhere else for me that I was yet to discover"...this sentence explains exactly how I have been feeling...I feel so comfortable in France, more so than here in Australia...Not sure if it is because my father was from Europe??...but every time I visit France it is like going/coming home!!...I'm sure you understand what I mean.

    Linda x

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  18. Jan4 August 2009 at 22:26

    Enjoyed reading your guest post over at Belette's Vicki,(even though I'm a total non-traveller myself) x

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  19. ceecee4 August 2009 at 23:59

    Heading over to read your interview. I love interviews.
    BTW - mail received today.
    Merci Madame,
    Catherine x

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  20. Josephine Tale Peddler5 August 2009 at 06:38

    I loved your piece Vicki. It was so thoughtful and really made me think. I did reply in length to it at La Belette Rouge (a terrific site and so thanks for pointing me to it as well!) 'Home' is always a tricky one for me. We have been forced to consider the two bedroom brick terrace we have loved for so long no longer serves us as a family due to its small size. It is a house but not a home. Travelling as much as I have done it is difficult to know where 'home' truly is. I always stumble a bit with the concept of 'home'.xx

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  21. Viera5 August 2009 at 07:09

    Thank you Vicki so much.
    Beautiful read.
    XXX
    V

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  22. FEDERICA5 August 2009 at 08:08

    Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoyed this post!

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  23. The House That A-M Built5 August 2009 at 11:19

    Just lovely Vicki..... a have a very similar sentiment. Home for me is where my boys are. My 2 sons and my hubby. I would live in a box on the school oval if I had to.... as long as I have my darlings with me and we are safe and well..... and well fed! A-M xx PS As I am selling my little creation soon, I probably will be doing the box thing there for a while!

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  24. Tess Kincaid5 August 2009 at 13:37

    This is exciting! I'm heading over there right now... :):):)

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  25. Angie Muresan5 August 2009 at 14:24

    What a terrific post about home, that place we all yearn for. And thanks for introducing La Belette Rouge! I've already bookmarked her wonderful blog.
    For me, any house could become a home, as long as my children run through it, my husband cooks the meals, and family and friends are over far into the night.

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  26. mary5 August 2009 at 15:34

    Vicki, what a true inspiration for those of us still learning to live in the flow. How blessed I am to have your inspiring posts to get me going in the morning.

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  27. Margie’s daughter Leiny5 August 2009 at 16:13

    Oh Vicki, your story of home and house is so honest and open. Thank you for sharing it and Thanks to La Belette Rouge for asking you too. There is a song by Paul Young called "Wherever I lay my Hat, that's my home" one of my all time favorite songs and your guest post reminds me of that. Hugs, Margie.

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  28. David Toms5 August 2009 at 17:16

    Brilliant blog! Just discovered via YSL guy.

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  29. studioJudith5 August 2009 at 20:29

    I laughed out loud upon reading your note that you were "confused" about home.

    In my previous life .. (previous marriage) , I recognized a major case
    of Home Confusion - due to the fact that we had 6 houses ! Though I loved each one, as one would love 6 children, I found it difficult to find a single place that my heart
    could truly call H O M E .

    On those few occasions when I would attempt to explain this .. . . I
    was met with blank stares. The implication being "Lady, I should have your problems!"

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  30. LE BANC MOUSSU5 August 2009 at 20:43

    I'm just back from reading your letter and when i'm thinking about that I realize that for me, Home is where love is. Very simple isn't it. simply need to be loved and be in love. Not so simple in fact!
    A bientôt.
    Christian.

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  31. The Pink Poodle6 August 2009 at 05:07

    Hi vicki...LOVED your sunday lunch & venue...!! i could be there EVERY day..let alone sundays/weekends..!!

    AND YEP the home thingey .. rings true to you being an aussie in england/france..
    wonderful experience..life changing...feeling as if you are KIND of ALL cultures..blended into who you now are...awesome!
    a totally cosmopolitan life...(not insulated and soo far away as we are in OZ)..anyway!!.....

    like my son who has lived in Japan...feels like an aussie/japanese..loves both...FEELS at HOME in either enviroment..which is AWESOME for a 22 yo..

    OKAY ... little old me at 52yo...is still at HOME in OLD MELBOURNE TOWN!! (maybe that is a little sad?? OR totally FANTASTIC??)..

    I love australia..melbourne...
    THIS is MY HOME...I love it...

    SOO my home is where I was born...BUT also where my childrens studies/lifestyles shall take me!! in the future..
    I am open to ALL NEW HOMES!!

    xx andrea...

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  32. Unknown6 August 2009 at 05:15

    Hello Vicki,
    I love this idea and I am off to read your guest blog. You always inspire me and give me a fresh, new perspective. I can't wait to see.
    xoxo
    Judith~

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  33. Millie6 August 2009 at 07:11

    A beautiful piece, so eloquently written Vicki. Your 'home' heart has found it's true place, no doubt about it. I'm a little worried though, as sometimes I've walked into an amazing hotel suite somewhere in the world & thought 'Oooh, I could live here forever & I wouldn't miss one thing from home!'
    Millie ^_^

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  34. WendyW6 August 2009 at 13:30

    Oh Vicki, I just loved reading your blog about home on La Belette Rouge. What a wonderful adventure you have had. Thanks for sharing that with us - it was very inspiring! I'll go back to my dreaming now, sigh .......

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  35. FROM THE RIGHT BANK7 August 2009 at 13:33

    Vicki! Your guest post really spoke to me. Like you, I caught the travel bug at an early age and have been traveling the world my whole life. I've lived on 3 continents and countless homes but wherever I am, I nest. I've known many people who are wanders and many who are nesters but very few who are both. So I feel like we're kindred spirits in that way. I have a feeling that eventually, I will also find that one place where I'll finally calm and settle down. Thanks so much for sharing your story. xoxo, alek

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